PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD

摘要

A printing device wherein top frontal positioning of motor and drive train is avoided so that the size of the top portion can be reduced thereby improving the ability of the operator to view the alignment of a printable article in relation to the printer. The device includes a printer rack (100) having a vertical support member (104) and a base (101); a moving clamping piece (201) movably mounted on the printer rack (100) permitting the clamping piece (201) to move towards and away from the base (101); a printer (205) movably mounted on the clamping piece (201); a cam shaft (209) rotatably mounted on the printer rack (100) and provided thereon with a cylindrical cam (212) for moving the printer towards and away from the vertical support member (104) and further provided thereon with means for raising and lowering the clamping piece (201) so that the clamping piece (201) clamps the article during printing and releases the article upon completion of printing; and a motor (221) mounted on the printer rack (201) for turning the cam shaft (209).